[SOLVED] VLC Media Player can 't decode mp4a

[adhemar]

I install Mageia5 64 bit on my laptop.
Eerything works fine, except VLC Media Plyer. No sound.
The message: can 't decode mp4a (MPEG AAC Audio)
All software is update.
What can i do more?
Thanks.

[isadora]

Quick search in the forum learns:
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=6593&p=42711&hilit=mp4a#p42711

[adhemar]

I enable already different updates.

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[root@localhost adhemar]# urpmq --list-media active
Core Release
Nonfree Release
Core Release2
Core Updates
Nonfree Release2
Nonfree Updates
Core 32bit Release
Core 32bit Updates
Nonfree 32bit Release
Nonfree 32bit Updates
Tainted 32bit Release
Tainted 32bit Updates


Is there more?

[isadora]

Enable the tainted repositories and install the tainted version of vlc.

[adhemar]

I enable the tainted repositories. How do is install the tainted versions of vlc?

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[root@localhost adhemar]# urpmq --list-media active
Core Release
Core Updates
Nonfree Release
Nonfree Updates
Tainted Release
Tainted Updates
Core 32bit Release
Core 32bit Updates
Nonfree 32bit Release
Nonfree 32bit Updates
Tainted 32bit Release
Tainted 32bit Updates
[root@localhost adhemar]#


[isadora]

You can install through Mageia Control Centre (MCC).
Remove your current version of vlc, and install the tainted package(s).

[adhemar]

So done, but the same problem remains.

[isadora]

Have a look at:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9055&p=54985&hilit=mp4a#p55013

[ozky]

Have you try to use urpmi --auto-update from terminal ? tainted packages not updated throught update system automatically,you need to first time manually update from rpmdrake them or terminal then they will auto update them in future from update system.
There is good reason to that as tainted host libdvdcss2 it's non legal in many countries,so we can get serious troubles if somebody don't wan't to automatically update non legal packages but wan't to install some legal codecs.

[adhemar]

I'm stuck and i don't understand not the working of it.
I want only a simple video-player for my mp4-files.
My first question must be: what is a suitable video-player for me?
What now?

[ozky]

Install task-codec-audio task-codec-video to get those codecs installed what is need to play mp4a gstreamer faad is codec.

[ozky]

You can still try to update from terminal your system to tainted packages with urpmi --auto-update it will update your vlc to tainted version.

[adhemar]

thank you ozky!
I update from the terminal, quite a time.
Now I can use different players in mp4-format.
thanks again.

[isadora]

Please adhemar, don't forget to mark the topic [SOLVED].
You can do so, by editing the subject/title in the first message in this topic.
Write [SOLVED] to the left of subject/title, thanks ahead.

[lotn2635599]

I enable the tainted repositories. How do is install the tainted versions of vlc?

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[root@localhost adhemar]# urpmq --list-media active
Core Release
Core Updates
Nonfree Release
Nonfree Updates
Tainted Release
Tainted Updates
Core 32bit Release
Core 32bit Updates
Nonfree 32bit Release
Nonfree 32bit Updates
Tainted 32bit Release
Tainted 32bit Updates
[root@localhost adhemar]#


i've done what's here and no new programs added to the sound or video section. i really want to plat mt mp4/mkv files that have aac audio. any help would be great. extreme newbie.

[doktor5000]

Install task-codec-audio task-codec-video to get those codecs installed what is need to play mp4a gstreamer faad is codec.

You can still try to update from terminal your system to tainted packages with urpmi --auto-update it will update your vlc to tainted version.

Did you do both of that?

[lotn2635599]

Install task-codec-audio task-codec-video to get those codecs installed what is need to play mp4a gstreamer faad is codec.

You can still try to update from terminal your system to tainted packages with urpmi --auto-update it will update your vlc to tainted version.

Did you do both of that?

links and instructions to both please.

[doktor5000]

What instructions more do you require? As root

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urpmi task-codec-audio task-codec-video
urpmi --auto-update

[lotn2635599]

previous post edited. was actually hoping with the amount of preconfigured packages ready for autoinstall there would be a video player and music player that already has the codecs for handling aac audio.

[doktor5000]

Among others, the tainted version of vlc can play AAC audio just fine that's why you were suggested to install it. As you don't provide any further details there's not much more I can help you with.

Besides, crossposting one problem to two different threads, which you both basically hijacked instead of creating a separate thread for your issue, is not really encouraged in these forums. Please keep that in mind.

[lotn2635599]

would be fine if the software installer would actually me to install the tainted versions.